Guilford, Maine

Annual River Fest Celebration

Riverfest 2008

A heartfelt THANK YOU to the many, many groups and individuals that helped to make the Third Annual Piscataquis River Festival an overwhelming success. Make your plans now to attend and be a part of the Fourth Session, Piscataquis River Festival 2008. It will be held July 26th. Registration forms for vendors appear below; just copy them and forward to Guilford Area Kiwanis, P. O. Box 125, Guilford, ME 04443.

History

Guilford History: A Tale of Three Roberts

The founding of Guilford is the story of three Roberts: Robert Low, Robert Herring Sr., and Robert Herring Jr. Of course, others helped also. There were the Bennetts, and Evertons, but it is the three Roberts that we have the most details about. Other settlers lived in the area earlier, not to mention the Penobscot Tribe, but they did not go about development in as systematic a manner.

In 1803, Robert Low and Robert Herring Sr., who both became deacons in the Baptist Church, bought a large tract of land from Bowdoin College. They cleared the land, where Guilford now stands, to make homes and farms, and brought their families to the area in 1806. In a historical sketch written by Robert Low, he said they were determined "to admit on their part no person as a settler who was not industrious, orderly, moral and well disposed." In this, they apparently succeeded because "for many years thereafter lawsuits and broils among neighbors were known only in name."

For more go to The Towns Website

Riverfest 2005

Forms to sign up for Riverfest 2008:

And the clowns ...

But, really, there's no need to be afraid of these clowns ...